This document discusses web applications for creating online quizzes and assessments. It describes HotPotatoes, a suite of six applications that can create exercises for the web, including Jcloze, Jcross, Jmatch, Jmix, Jquiz, and The Masher. It also discusses various types of online quizzes, such as personality quizzes and blog quizzes. Finally, it mentions some features of online quiz maker applications, such as creating and grading quizzes, and analyzing usage data and student performance.
2. In computing, web application or web app is
a client- server software application in which
the client(or user interface) runs in a web
browser.
Common web applications include webmail,
online retail sales, online auctions, wikis,
instant messaging services and many other
functions.
3. The hotpotatoes software suite includes six
applications that can create exercise for the
world wide web. The applications are,
Jcloze
Jcross
Jmatch
Jmix
Jquiz
There is also a sixth application called Tha
Masher, that will compile all the hotpotatoes
exercise into one unit.
4. Hotpotatoes was created by Research and
Development team at the University of
Victoria Humanities Computing and Media
Centre.
The hot potatoes suite includes six
applications, enabling you to create
interactive multiple- choice, short- answer,
jumbled-sentences ,crossword, matching/
ordering and gap-fill exercises for the world
wide web.
5. Online quizzes are a popular form of
entertainment for web surfers.
Online quizzes are generally free to play and for
entertainment purposes only though some online
quiz websites offer prizes.
One popular type of online quiz is a personality
quiz.
Websites hosting quizzes include Quizilla,
Funtrivia, OkCupid, Sporcle and Quizlet.
6. Blog quizzes (also known as quiz blog) refer
to a specific genre of quizzes which are
conducted by the quizzes on blogs.
Blog quizzes may be about a wide range of
other topics.
7. Some companies and schools use online
quizzes as a means to educate their
employees or students respectively.
Popular websites hosting quizzes for this
purpose include Quizlet and Revision Quiz
Maker.
8. This web application is a web-based quiz maker that helps
to accelerate learning and teaching process.
FUNCTIONALITY
Create quiz or quizzes for each class, combine different
type questions in one quiz, delete/ modify each question.
Automate grading and manual grading, randomly generate
quiz from question pool, save incomplete quiz, set
deadline and duration.
Views answers and statistics by quiz and class.
Sign up and login.
9. Quizzing tool, also called quiz software, test
maker software or assessment creator is a
software that delivers quizzes and tests.
Most quiz software, come with advanced
features for learner assessment, management
and tracking, automatic test grading,
certificate management and more.
10. Automated grading and learner feedback.
Conversion and updated of PDFs, powerpoint, word documents
etc.
Upload live web- content such as Youtube videos, blog posts
wikis.
Embedding and sharing quizzes onto websites and blogs.
Online classrooms for creating different learner profiles and
clubbing them into groups or classes.
Detailed reports and data analysis such as user reports and
group reports, question difficulty report, time spent report,
compliance report etc.
11. Thatquiz:- It is a free online non- commercial resources
for teachers and students, there are built in quizzes for
Maths, science, language arts and social studies, which are
adjustable in both difficulty and length.
Quizstar:- With quizstar you can manage classes and
quizzes, make quizzes in multiple languages, access from
any internet- connected computer, allow students to
complete and review.
Articulate quizmaker:- Articulate quizmaker is a software
application that can be used for creating tests and
questionaires. It is primarily designed for creating on-line
tests and questionaires, although output can also be to
paper or a number of other output streams.
